--- title: "Cats Protection vs Battersea — charity comparison" description: "Cats Protection vs Battersea compared: a cats-only rehoming charity vs a major dogs-and-cats rescue — Clarity Scores, cause spend and UK regulator filings." source: https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/compare/cats-protection-vs-battersea retrieved: 2026-08-18T01:25:39.708Z license: "Charity data © Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0" --- [CP](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/cats-protection) [CATS PROTECTION](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/cats-protection) 74/100 3★ Reg. 203644 compared with [BD](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/battersea-dogs-and-cats-home) [BATTERSEA DOGS' AND CATS' HOME](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/battersea-dogs-and-cats-home) 89/100 4★ Reg. 206394 # Cats Protection vs Battersea — charity comparison **In short:** Cats Protection is a national cats-only welfare and rehoming charity; Battersea rescues and rehomes dogs and cats — closer like-for-like than RSPCA vs Battersea, but still a species-mix choice. Data from [Charity Commission register](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/), last updated 12 August 2026. When donors search Cats Protection vs Battersea they usually want rehoming, not an inspectorate. The remaining difference is cats-only versus dogs and cats, plus how each organisation is structured. Compare filings and Clarity Score beacons rather than picking a logo. ## Key differences | What to compare | CATS PROTECTION | BATTERSEA DOGS' AND CATS' HOME | | --- | --- | --- | | Primary model | Cat welfare, neutering and rehoming at scale | Dog and cat rescue and rehoming | | Species focus | Cats | Dogs and cats | | Comparison type | Rehoming peer (cats) | Rehoming peer (dogs and cats) | | Best if you want | A major cats-only charity | A major dogs-and-cats rehoming charity | ## What the latest filings show Figures from the most recent annual accounts on the Charity Commission register. Clarity scores use our [methodology](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/methodology). | Metric | CATS PROTECTION | BATTERSEA DOGS' AND CATS' HOME | | --- | --- | --- | | Overall score | 74/100 (3★) | 89/100 (4★) | | Accountability & Finance | 75/100 | 100/100 | | Spend on charitable activities | 68% of expenditure | 68% of expenditure | | Fundraising efficiency | £2.9 raised per £1 fundraising (3-yr avg) | £4.3 raised per £1 fundraising (3-yr avg) | | Latest income | £97m | £70m | | Fundraising spend | 32% of expenditure | 26% of expenditure | | Reserves | 5 months | 11 months | | Accounts filing | On time | On time | | Data confidence | high | high | | Charity number | 203644 | 206394 | [CATS PROTECTION on the register](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/-/charity-details/203644) · [BATTERSEA DOGS' AND CATS' HOME on the register](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/-/charity-details/206394) ## CATS PROTECTION may suit you if… - You specifically want to fund cats - You already know Cats Protection branches or adoption [Full profile →](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/cats-protection) ## BATTERSEA DOGS' AND CATS' HOME may suit you if… - You want dogs and cats included - You already know Battersea’s centres [Full profile →](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/battersea-dogs-and-cats-home) ## Common questions ### Cats Protection vs Battersea — which should I donate to? Both are major rehoming organisations. Compare Clarity Scores, cause spend and reserves, then pick the species mix you intend. For dogs-only, see Dogs Trust vs Battersea. For inspectorate work, see RSPCA vs Battersea. 100 How we score charities +The Clarity Score is a 100-point rating from UK regulator filings (Charity Commission for England and Wales, OSCR and CCNI). Four pillars — Accountability & Transparency (40), Financial Health (30), Financial Efficiency (20), and Community Support (10) — each scored on a continuous scale, not pass/fail cutoffs. A statutory inquiry sets the score to 0 automatically. [Full methodology →](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/methodology) Accountability & Transparency Scored from filings 40 points — filing history (15), trustee oversight (15, scaling up to a board of three or more), declared policies (10). Financial Health Scored from filings 30 points — reserves (15, full marks 3–24 months, tapering on both sides), income stability (10), liabilities to assets (5, scaling down as debt rises). Financial Efficiency Scored from filings 20 points — program expense ratio and fundraising cost, each on a graduated scale (not a single cutoff). Kept at 20% of the total: financial-ratio scoring alone is not a reliable effectiveness signal (see "why not just an overhead ratio?" below). Community Support Scored from filings 10 points — volunteer-to-staff ratio from Charity Commission workforce data, scaling continuously up to a 2:1 ratio. Overall score Sum of all pillar points. Display stars use the same bands as the labels: 90–100 → 5★ Exceptional; 75–89 → 4★ Good; 60–74 → 3★ Needs improvement; 1–59 → 2★ Poor; 0 → not rated. 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